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The Bernice A. Ray School welcomes all elementary-age children in Hanover, and Etna, New Hampshire in kindergarten through grade 5. While we are committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, and trusting environment for all children, the Ray School offers a balanced and challenging academic program and a supportive atmosphere for children of all abilities and backgrounds. To that end, we strive to provide a common vision of quality in a challenging academic learning environment which focuses on the individual student, fosters a motivation to learn, and promotes collaboration.

The Ray School offers a developmentally appropriate and comprehensive curriculum that engages students in meaningful learning experiences. Steeped in the arts and interdisciplinary project-based learning, the Ray School curriculum affords students varied experiences to enrich a standard curriculum.

For the month of February (and into March a wee bit!) Fifth Graders will be the Ray School Haven Helpers. The Student Leaders in each 5th grade classroom have suggested a challenge to see which classroom can collect the most cereal. They have made a chart and will be closely monitoring the bins. Please do what you can to support the Cereal Collection for the Haven!

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Prospective Families - what to expect...

The Bernice A. Ray School welcomes all elementary-age children in Hanover and Etna, NH.

Our teachers and staff members are committed to maintaining a safe, healthy, and trusting environment for all children. We offer a balanced and challenging academic program, and a supportive atmosphere for children of all abilities and backgrounds.

The educational, social, and emotional growth of each child is our prime concern, and we actively encourage our students to become responsible and contributing members of the community.

The Ray School embraces the diversity of our children: their backgrounds, beliefs, interests and talents. We expect all members of our school community to respect and learn from each other. Holiday activities emphasize a global perspective and reflect the traditions, cultures and religions in our society.

We expect all members of our school community to respect and learn from each other.

In addition to the fundamentals – reading, writing, and math – we seek to expand each child’s interests, reasoning and communication skills. Our children learn to take risks in pursuit of knowledge, and to develop their individual talents.

All members of the school community follow the precepts of our ''Three Rs'' – - RIGHTS, RESPECT, RESPONSIBILITY.

This handbook has been prepared to help parents understand how things work at the Ray School. Please share information with us that you feel would help us serve your child’s needs, and contact us whenever you have questions or concerns you would like to discuss.